China, mainland vs Europe: Food Processing — Emissions
Food Processing — Emissions over time
- China, mainland
- Europe
How they compare
Europe currently reports 121,202 kt against 81,150 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 40,052 kt.
That makes Europe's figure about 1.5 times China, mainland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Europe ahead.
China, mainland ranks 3rd and Europe ranks 6th of 103 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 1 and Europe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 113,728 kt | 138,973 kt | 25,245 kt | Europe |
| 2010s | 131,376 kt | 126,021 kt | 5,355 kt | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 83,251 kt | 120,768 kt | 37,517 kt | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food processing — emissions, China, mainland or Europe?
- Europe, at 121,202 kt against 81,150 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food processing — emissions between China, mainland and Europe?
- 40,052 kt, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Europe?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do China, mainland and Europe rank globally for food processing — emissions?
- China, mainland ranks 3rd and Europe ranks 6th of 103 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Processing — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.